Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-23

The following is the conclusion of
the evidence:
VI. NJ. CURTIS
Sworn: live In Sioux City, and am a con.
stable: was night Waterman last August;
about l0:30 O'Clock on the night Of the muir
der, | lived on Iowa street, and started up
town; | came III to the English Kitchen and
went in there, and then, in a few minutes,
went up to Jandt q Tompkin's store and
went back to the English Kitchen and re-
turned. and had got "a far as the alley near
Jundt * Tumpkin's building; there met
AreusdoIf, Orton and Junk; | asked them if
there was any truth in the report that Had.
dock was killed; they said they had heard that
old man kavanauqh and Haddock were killed /:
they said they didu't know whether ii WAS
Iiaddock or Kayanaugh; at their invitation
| went back with them to the English Kitchen
and after a few minutes went up Fourth
stree.
o MAURER
! live in Sioux City and have lived here
since 1869. l know q. W. Schmidt. know
his general reputation for truth and v~eracity.
1t is good. ! know his general reputation
1t is good.
heard any body say that his reputation is
good.
II. I. M~ENNERICH.
am a h~arDessmaker. ] know G.. W.
Schmidt's reputation for truth and v~eracitv.
1t is good. His general moral character is
good.
CHARLES ~EBERHARDT.
/ know g.. w Sshmiut's general reputation
for truth and v%eracity, II is good, His gen.
eral moral character is good.
I'll A. LYON
| heard the test mOny Of the witness Fisher
In regard to a conversation between me and
him, when he was huNing a revolver at my
place. Fisie r wanted TO get a revolver and |
showed him two sizes. He came back and
bought the larger SIZE. Fisher said that he
would like to use that revolver on the man who
shot Haddock. replied that he had better
not talk that way on the street or
h" might get shot himself. said
nothing about shooting preachers. ]
have as much respect for preachers as any
one in this room. | went with Amsler up To
where Hadiock's body was on the night of the
murder. ] met DR. Knott al the corner of
Pearl and Fourth streets. DR.. Knott was 90.
ing east and ! west towards the body. |
think II was about 1890 O'Clock. | did not
say to DR.. Knott then that 'it served him
right referriDgto Haddock.
LCUIs SELLER.
! know the geheral reputation Of G.. w
Schmidt for truth and v~rracitv. 1t is good
His general moral character is good.
Gross examination 10y the state: | am con.
nected with the Seller brewery.
OTTO SINGER.
! know the general reputation Of G.. w.
Schmidt for truth and veracity. 1t is good
His general moral character is good.
Cross-examination by the state: Schmidt
has worked for me since January II.
JOHN ORION.
/ live in Sioux CITY, and have since 1880. 7
was in Sioux City on the night of the murder
OF Haddock. ! was not near the allie, on
Fourth street, near Japdt d Tonpkins' store.
| did not meet Constable Curtis there. was
not there In company with Arensdorf and
Junk.
DISCRIMINATION by the state: am not
In any business now. and l have not been
since July | last. Before that time / kept
a sample room. Some people call it a saloon
soal it a sample room. l kept liquors;
BRINE people. call 1t whisky and
pcandy; etc. My place was called the Bank
Exchange. ! kept the sample room-some
that ! was a clerk IN a sample room; SOM
.eople call it a bartender in a saloon. ]
clerked In Lcrch's sample room.
JAMES JUSK.
l know policeman Curtis. knew him on
August 3, last. / did not see him on that
night, when ! was In company with Arens-
dorf and JOHNNY orion, near the alley b.,
Japdt Il Tompkin's store. ] did not 90 In
company with Curtis then into the English
Kitchen. / die not meet Curtis anywhere
on Fourth street or elsewhere that night,
neither by myself nor in company with Orion
and Are lsdorf.
John AMsI.ER.
Sworn ! live In Sioux City; was here on
the nigh, Of August e: was In my store when
the shot was fred; went TO the scene Of the
murder with II. A. LYON; We met DR.. Knott
al Eiliotts corner, then went d. n To the
murder: | remained there only a few moments
and then C are east on Fonrth to the Sbep.
herd; when | went into the saloon IL was be-
tween ten and liftcen minutes 70 ii O'clock.
Witness excused. This closed the testimony
on both sides.